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Lawsuits against pharmacy that allegedly caused meningitis outbreak on the rise in Michigan

Lawsuits are mounting in Michigan as more and more residents who came down with meningitis come forward.
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Inside Counsel

Laid-off secretaries sue Paul Hastings

Two former law firm secretaries are suing their ex-employer for age discrimination.
2 minute read

International Edition

Leigh Day secures Supreme Court win in key equal pay case

Specialist claimant firm Leigh Day & Co has secured a key Supreme Court victory in an equal pay case which is set to allow equal pay claims to be brought in the civil courts as well as employment tribunals. In what is being viewed as a landmark ruling, Birmingham City Council was unsuccessful in arguing that equal pay claims made by a group of former council employees should be thrown out, with the Supreme Court rejecting the council's appeal.
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International Edition

Blackstone's Rose QC to advise BBC on Jimmy Savile investigation

The BBC has turned to Blackstone Chambers' Dinah Rose QC for advice on the ongoing investigation into the Jimmy Savile sex abuse scandal. Rose's instruction was announced today (23 October) during BBC director general George Entwistle's appearance before the Commons culture committee looking into the scandal.
3 minute read

Inside Counsel

Barney Frank defends JPMorgan against government lawsuit

Barney FrankDemocratic congressman, co-author of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and champion of financial reformthinks the government is being too hard on the banks.
5 minute read

Inside Counsel

Vote on the top legal news stories of 2012

The winners will be featured as our readers' picks for the Top 20 stories of 2012
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International Edition

Legal Services Board invites applications for panel spots

The Legal Services Board (LSB) has announced that it is accepting applications to join its panel of legal advisers. The regulator says it requires assistance in public and private law, legislative drafting and litigation support on a fixed or capped fee basis.
2 minute read

Inside Counsel

Parents of dead teen sue Monster Beverage Corp.

On Dec. 16, 2011, Anais Fournier had a 24-ounce can of Monster Energy drink. On Dec. 17, she had another one. By that evening, Fournier was in cardiac arrest, and six days later, she was dead.
2 minute read

Inside Counsel

Temps file class action against Wal-Mart, workers threaten walkout

Temporary workers have a bone to pick with the worlds largest retailer.
10 minute read

International Edition

Taylor Hampton's Mark Lewis serves phone-hacking claims against Mirror

Taylor Hampton's Mark Lewis has filed four phone-hacking claims against Mirror Group Newspapers (MGN), with the claims representing the first legal action to be launched against a newspaper group other than News International (NI). Lewis filed the claims in the High Court yesterday (22 October) on behalf of former England football manager Sven-Goran Eriksson, Coronation Street actress Shobna Gulati, former Blackburn Rovers captain Garry Flitcroft, and the Beckham family's former nanny Abbie Gibson.
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